There is no denying that MySQL has a huge amount of momentum
behind it. 10+ years as the leading free SQL database kinda does
that. It has successfully changed the perception of databases -
where people used to visualise big-iron mainframes in specially
cooled rooms to where anyone can install it for free within 15
minutes.That is not what this blog post is about. The topic of
today is the "Save

This blog post was inspired by Masood Mortazavi's comment: "OSCon
to be somewhat disappointing this year -- many low quality
sessions and a celebration of forks"I did not attend OSCON, even
though I live in California. I did not even bother to submit a
presentation proposal, even though people who attended my talks
at the MySQL Conference and Expo earlier this year and the year
before, all

Perhaps not a completely useful example... but an interesting
goal to achieve. I have written up some code and pushed it to the
experimental repository. I haven't tested it yet but I may do
later today if I don't get too preoccupied catching up watching
NBC's "Heroes". Snapshots created automagically at midnight,
Pacific time.

Okay... I had originally stated that I would not publish my
wish-list but since Jay Pipes has said that he was collating
these ideas, I'll play along hoping that there is a positive
influence on the future of MySQL. Here are my five, plus a few
extra.... (out of list of many others)

Modular Architecture

I know that many people have put this on their wish list and I
am sure that many people would probably blame me for some of
the current architecture woes. Honestly, I have an excuse: I am
trying to evolve the plug-in system into something more usable.
As Eric Herman can testify, we actually had an alternative
plug-in …

It seems that its very popular right now for people to say what
their top 5 or 10 wishes are for MySQL Server. Many people who
have chatted with me are well aware of a small collection of
mine. Guess what? I have no plans to iterate through them
here.
I personally don't believe it is particularly productive. MySQL
is a company with a lot of smart people and almost every one of
them will have their own distinct and unique wish list. For a few
to have their wishes set above the rest could drive a wedge in
the works. Of course, a small number of senior officers of the
company to broadcast their opinions (Mårten, Monty, etc) is
perfectly reasonable - they are expected to …

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